On Saturday afternoon, families and seniors who had been living at the Economy Hotel in Roswell grew damp from drizzling rain as they rushed to move loads of personal belongings from their rooms to the back seats of cars.
The hotel residents had only a few hours left, until 5 p.m., to move before they would be forced off property by city officials and hotel security.
Last week, the city of Roswell issued an emergency order to abruptly shut down the hotel citing unsafe living conditions, including nonfunctional fire alarms, exposed wiring, structural decay, a nonworking elevator with no alternative accessible options and water intrusion…